One of our members worked on an app for over a year and always asked themselves whether their startup is still worth working on. It seems many engineers become obsessed with the problem at hand. We commonly become attached to our creations and continue to work on them even when that is not the right move.
But on the other hand most startups fail because the founders stop working on it. They can lose motivation, run out of funds or any number of other things may happen.
Try setting a concrete goal at the beginning of your project. If you don’t meet the goal you move on.
What it feels like working on a project before validation.
Agenda
Intros
Answer the prompt How do you test that your company is still worth working on
Discussion
Who can help with what? What do people want help with?
What was discussed
overview of chrome extension for viewing extra data on amazon
hostel world - Network for people staying in hostels. Staying in hostels to make it easier to move to a new town.
hellobonsai paid tool for freelancers. Manages invoice sending among other things.
Productivity and tasks management. Do not frame tasks as questions. “How do I write a chrome extension?”
DreamFreely.org - Canin’s site. Please give him your feedback on the page!
Resources
https://blog.cultureclap.com - Canin’s blog
Digital Exits - A site for buying and selling websites. Good for with enough cash to buy their way into a business.
answerthepublic.com - Finds orthogonal searches. Try “what the latest trending app?”
Mary Meeker’s yearly Internet Trends report - Good for understanding what’s happening in tech.
https://remo.co/ - Zoom alternative with virtual rooms.
Next Meetup
Register here for the next Zoom Meeting
The prompt is, How do you start marketing an mvp?
Share the project on social media! solofounders.substack.com